The 1967 film directed by Mike Nichols stars Dustin Hoffman as the title graduate, who's unsure what to do with himself after college and soon becomes better acquainted with his parents' friend Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) and her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross).
Actor Robert Redford was considered for the lead role, but Nichols decided he wasn't the right fit for Benjamin Braddock. "I said, 鈥榊ou can鈥檛 play it. You can never play a loser,鈥�" Nichols said at a 2003 of the film. "And Redford said, 鈥榃hat do you mean? Of course I can play a loser.鈥� And I said, 鈥極kay, have you ever struck out with a girl?鈥� and he said, 鈥榃hat do you mean?鈥� And he wasn鈥檛 joking.鈥�
